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hallmark007 Posted at 2017-5-24 03:46
That question has already been answered, you can stay on old firmware, .600 .700, and you won't be restricted.
But that point probably should have been explained better. But you have the option not to update and hold back to see if there are all these other problems are going to come with this update.
Hi hallmark,
My major concern here is that I bought a device that I expected to be able to get regularly updates in firmware etc for the life of the device (by life of device I mean till DJI stop supporting/selling it).
This was not going to require me to have to reactive/log in etc, it did not come with any preconditions. I could install updates as I need or want them and not worry about losing functionality. This is what was "advertised" when I purchased my mavic, only 8 weeks ago.
Forgot for a moment its a drone. Its a device, like a Samsung phone for example. They release updates and firmware upgrades in the same way, they add functionality, remove bugs etc. You don't have to install them, but equally they dont change your requirements or processes if you want to install them. They dont build in anything that will render your phone unusable if you dont want to logon somewhere. Its possible to roll back to previous upgrades if you so wish. This is an accepted practice that we all know and understand.
Can you honestly say that if your phone provider, who ever it was, gave you a few days notice that they were pushing an update and if you even accidentally end up upgrading you are then locked into a new process where if you dont follow it as they want you to, your phone is now a brick. Or your tablet, your laptop, your TV, your car?
If I was a new customer, thinking of buying a Mavic, I would have the time to consider my choices, wait and see the outcome of all this hyped up agro and make an informed decision. But I am not a possible new customer, I (like you and everyone else) just handed over a lot of money for a device, based on an expectation of how it works. And they are changing this. |
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